Arizona Fall League Celebrates Its 25th Season
The Arizona Fall League, the most prestigious development league in all of sports, celebrates its 25th Anniversary season in 2016, with the Bowman Hitting Challenge kicking things off on Saturday,...
View ArticleAFL Team Preview: Glendale Desert Dogs
Ok, so, what exactly is a Desert Dog? By definition, a “desert dog” is any breed, wild or domesticated, which can tolerate warm climates. In Arizona, that distinction leans more towards wild breeds and...
View ArticleAFL Team Preview: Mesa Solar Sox
The Mesa Solar Sox’ current logo, that of a baseball representing the sun surrounded by rays of light (and heat) is a reflection more of the modern Valley of the Sun, with more and more homes and...
View ArticleAFL Team Preview: Peoria Javelinas
Arizona is home to a number of wild animal species which are considered dangerous to humans; from the silver dollar sized yellow scorpion to a 2,500-pound bull elk. The most dangerous, in terms of...
View ArticleAFL Team Preview: Salt River Rafters
The term “rafters” dates back to the early days of western exploration. Settlers and pioneers would lash trees together and float down the Colorado River, through the Grand Canyon and into one of its...
View ArticleAFL Team Preview: Scottsdale Scorpions
There are over 2000 varieties of scorpions living worldwide, with 45 species living in Arizona. The most common, the Bark Scorpion, is also the most lethal. It’s capable of killing a small child or an...
View ArticleAFL Team Preview: Surprise Saguaros
A Saguaro is a cactus. A really big cactus. Like up to seventy feet tall cactus. We’ve all seen Western movies with the tall desert cactuses? That’s a saguaro. The Saguaro blossoms are the state flower...
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The Criminally Underrated Lewis Brinson
What does Lewis Brinson have to do to get respect? In Baseball America’s 2016 Top 100 Prospect List Brinson ranked 16th, ahead of Dansby Swanson (17) and Gleyber Torres (41) and one spot behind Andrew...
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Tale of the Tape: Gleyber Torres vs. Amed Rosario
For the first time in the 28-year history of its list of the top 100 prospects in the game, both the New York Mets and Yankees have a player ranked in the top ten heading into the current season. The...
View ArticleOn Injuries, Performance and the State of the Yankees Roster
As the first half of the Yankees’ 2017 season draws to a close they currently sit in second place in the American League East, five games behind the first-place Red Sox. At the beginning of the season,...
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